Retail quest

Prepare for Battle

Prepare for Battle is a World of Warcraft quest for level 10–40 (Horde only). Rewards include 5,450 experience and item rewards.

Assault on the Dark Portal

Quest text Requirements and rewards

Quest text

What the quest giver says.

‹name›, ‹class› and ‹race› stand for your character’s.

There's nowhere to hide up here. We need to keep moving, and to do that, we need to pass right through the heart of the Iron Horde. It's time to turn this unarmed group of prisoners into an army.

Requirements and rewards

What it takes, what it gives.

Requirements

Level 10–40
Horde only

Rewards

5,450 experience
16g98s
Teaches Cooldowns

Choose one of

Quarrier's Spaulders · Balance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Windwalker, Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, Guardian, Feral, Vengeance, Havoc, Brewmaster
Quarrier's Shoulderplates · Holy, Protection, Fury, Frost, Blood, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms
Quarrier's Pauldrons · Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation, Restoration, Elemental, Enhancement, Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival
Quarrier's Mantle · Frost, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Fire, Arcane

Source

Where this data comes from.

Read from Blizzard's official World of Warcraft API.

Data from Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft API, retrieved Oct 5, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC. World of Warcraft and its game data are © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. NeedBeforeGreed isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard.

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